In House M.D., what is the name of Dr. House's hospital?

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In House M.D., Dr. House works at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.

Princeton-Plainsboro is the fictional New Jersey teaching hospital where most of the series takes place. House heads its Department of Diagnostic Medicine, and the hospital's advanced facilities allow the team to pursue complex tests and experimental treatments.

The hospital is a teaching institution, so House works with medical fellows and interacts with specialists across many departments. This setting supports the show's recurring structure: a patient arrives with baffling symptoms, the team develops competing hypotheses, and the case eventually reveals a less obvious cause.

Viewers sometimes shorten the name to “Princeton-Plainsboro,” but the complete fictional institution is Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. It should not be confused with real hospitals in Princeton or with hospitals from other medical television series.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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